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Strobeck, George Donald Friday, 16 Apr 2004
George David Strobeck Sr., age 85, of Bainbridge Island, died April 16 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle.
He was born Oct. 4, 1918, in Edgewater, Colo. to George and Louise Strobeck.
On Aug. 11, 1940, he married
Anne Ruth Payne in Edgewater.
He graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colo., and attended the University of Colorado, Denver, and the University of Washington.
He came to Bainbridge Island in 1941 to work at the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipyard Co.
He served in the Navy from 1945 to 1947, stationed in Pennsylvania. He was then employed as an engineer by Nickum and Spaulding Naval Architects. He worked for L.G. Massart Plumbing and Heating as a field engineer at Kwajalein Atoll. He retired from the firm of Bouillon, Christofferson and Schairer Consulting Engineers as a Professional Engineer in 1981.
He was a watercolorist who also enjoyed trout fishing, walking on the beach and desert, camping, golfing and spending time with his family and friends. He was also a scout leader with Troop 496 of the Boy Scouts of America.
He is survived by his wife, Anne Ruth; son George David Strobeck Jr. and daughter Sharon (Robert) Carter; grandchildren Tamara (D.L.) Bennett, Kristen (Donald) Schwartz, Edward (Tara) Strobeck, Shannon Strobeck, Jennifer Komedal, Robert Strobeck and David Strobeck; great-grandchildren Trevor and Collin Strobeck; and several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will be held 1-3 p.m. May 8 at the Bainbridge Island Commons.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Bainbridge Island Aid Car, c/o Bainbridge Fire Dept, 8895 Madison Ave. NE; the American Diabetes Associations; the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center, P.O. Box 11205; or the Kitsap Humane Society, 9167 Dickey Road NW, Bremerton, WA.
Guy, Dorothy Friday, 16 Apr 2004
Dorothy E. Guy, 105, died April 16 in Seattle, having lived in three different centuries.
She was born July 19, 1898 in Victoria, B.C. She met her husband Albert on Vashon Island, where she graduated from high school. She attended Bellingham Normal Teachers College, and taught school until her marriage.
She enjoyed travel with her husband, and spent 83 summers at Pleasant Beach on Bainbridge Island with family and friends.
She was a member of Queen Anne United Methodist Church, and attended Rolling Bay Presbyterian and Seabold United Methodist when on Bainbridge.
She is survived by her son, George A. (Marjorie), eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Albert K. Guy, president of G.O. Guy Drug Stores, and her daughter Grace and son-in-law John Putnam.
A memorial celebration will be held at 2 p.m. May 1 at Queen Anne Methodist Church.
Stevenson, Stuart H. Wednesday, 14 Apr 2004
Bainbridge Island resident, Dr. Stuart H. Stevenson, died peacefully at home on April 14.
He was born Aug. 3, 1924, in Ocean Falls, B.C., son of Hugh and Edythe (Errington) Stevenson.
The family settled in Aberdeen, Wash., where Stu graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1942.
He started college, leaving to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and returned to school after the war, graduating from the University of Oregon in 1947 and the Illinois College of Optometry in 1951.
He started his optometric practice in West Seattle in 1953, retiring in 1990. During that time he was very active in the West Seattle community, serving as president of the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, YMCA board of directors, and West Seattle Helpline. He also was a volunteer for the Bainbridge Island Helpline.
He served as president of the King County Optometric Society and was a trustee of the Washington Optometric Association, District No. 3. He volunteered his services to the Seattle Vision Center and the Seattle Millionaire Club Charity.
He and his wife Ginny relocated to Bainbridge Island in 1993. He was an active tennis player, joining the Bainbridge Island Racquet Club, until illness forced him to slow down.
He was an avid fishing enthusiast; he made countless fly-fishing journeys and salmon expeditions with his buddies throughout his lifetime.
His children were at the center of everything he did in his life. He was also particularly close to Ginny’s younger sisters, Anne Solomon and Diane Cantwell; Diane, who spent her childhood and teen summers with Stu and Ginny, was with the family at his side when he passed away.
He was also fond of his retriever companion, Cami, his best friend Dr. Sam (Sue) Tarica of West Seattle, and longtime friend and fishing buddy, Joel (Sally) Buxbaum of West Seattle.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Ginny, of Bainbridge Island; son Jon of Maple Valley, and daughter Sheri of Kent; his father-in-law, Sid (Pauline) Cantwell of Palo Alto, Calif.; his mother-in-law Carol Cantwell of Windsor, Calif.; and Ginny’s eight siblings, all of California.
At his request, no funeral services will be held; a celebration of life will be held in May on Bainbridge Island. In lieu of flowers, the family requests remembrances to a favorite charity.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home, Bainbridge Island.
Stockman, Rena Tuesday, 13 Apr 2004
Rena Stockman of Poulsbo, age 75, died April 13 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton.
She was born April 25, 1928, in Williston, N.D., to Anton A. and Marie (Lokken) Odden.
She graduated from North Central High School in Spokane.
She entered the escrow and real estate industry in 1962. In 1969, she joined Puget Sound Mortgage and Escrow on Bainbridge Island, after co-owning Eastside Mortgage and Escrow in Bellevue since 1963.
She married
Donald H. Stockman on June 6, 1970, on Bainbridge Island.
At the time of her death, she owned and operated Sound Recon Services of Poulsbo. She and her husband also made a second career of buying and remodeling homes in Kitsap and Mason counties.
She enjoyed decorating her homes, traveling the country with her husband, playing golf, crafts, and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by daughters Cindy (Bruce) Campbell, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Laurie (Paul) LeMay of Poulsbo, and Resi Stockman of Vancouver, Wash.; sons Richard Stockman and Robert Stockman, both of California, John (Pam) Stockman and Hank Stockman, all of Seattle; and 13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1991.
Services were April 17, with arrangements by the Stone Chapel at Cherry Grove Memorial Park, Poulsbo. An online memorial can be viewed at www.lewischapel.com.
Upham, Robert L. ‘Roy’ Tuesday, 13 Apr 2004
Robert L. “Roy” Upham, age 65, of Suquamish, died April 13.
He was born Sept. 28, 1938, in Polson, Mont.
He was self-employed as an interior designer. In the mid-1970s, he founded the Hobby Horse restaurant on Bainbridge Island.
He is survived by his companion Wesley Jacobson of Suquamish; stepbrother Tim Jensen and aunt Beatrice Atkinson, both of Montana.
A gathering will be held from 2-6 p.m. April 24 at the Golden Dragon Restaurant in Poulsbo.
Palmeter, Felicia M. Monday, 12 Apr 2004
Felicia M. Palmeter, age 99, of Bainbridge Island died April 12.
She was born Oct. 3, 1904, in Yakima.
She is survived by children Marlene N. Maitland of Bainbridge Island and Earl A. Palmeter of Snoqualmie; and six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. May 1 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the church, or to a favorite charity.
Sutliff, Kathleen Ruth Monday, 12 Apr 2004
Kathleen Ruth Sutliff, age 87, died April 12 on Bainbridge Island.
She was born Kathleen Ruth Ellis on June 26, 1916, in Boston Mass., the youngest of three children. Her father, Frederick Ellis died in 1922 from pneumonia related to mustard gas from his service in World War I.
Her mother, Agnes Ellis, moved the family into her father John Kelly’s home, where Kathleen and her sister Marjorie were raised among a bevy of aunts. She graduated from Jamaica Plains High School and worked at the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
In 1940 she met Ensign Sherman Sutliff of Denver, Colo., at a family Christmas party. Sherman was completing naval studies at Harvard; they fell in love, and before he shipped out on the USS Haselwood, he sent her a telegram asking her to marry him. She took a three-day cross-country train trip, arriving in San Francisco only to find the ship was gone from its slip.
But Sherman found her walking down the street – the ship had only been repositioned – and they were married
later that day at Mare Island. The Haselwood shipped out three days later, and they were not reunited for 18 months.
The couple moved to Denver, Colo., and began a family; daughter Janet Ellen was born in 1946, and Nancy Anne was born in 1948. During the Korean Conflict, Sherman was recalled to active naval duty, and the family moved to Brooklyn.
After the conflict, the family returned to Denver, where daughter Joan Mary was born in 1954.
In 1961, the family moved to Ogden, Utah, where Kathleen learned to drive. In 1966, the family moved to Seattle.
The year 1969 brought an overseas assignment for Sherman as a civilian attorney attached to the Army Corps of Engineers, and the family moved to Seoul, South Korea. He battled cancer, and succumbed in 1974 after the family returned to Seattle.
Kathleen worked for Highline Community College for several years and then BBC Dodge in Burien and finally for AARP as a librarian in the local office.
After a stroke in the mid-1980s, she moved to Winslow Manor on Bainbridge Island to be closer to her family. She lived independently until 2003, when she moved to Wyatt House; she moved to Messenger House in January.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman, her daughter Janet, and her brother William V. Ellis.
She is survived by her sister, Marjorie Keleher; sister-in-law, Mary Ellis; daughters Nancy Pedersen and Joan Sutliff; granddaughter Lori Sutliff; nephews Jeffrey Harstad, Michael Keleher, and niece Susan Fernandes; and six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Kass Funeral Home.
Ove, Margaret Friday, 09 Apr 2004
Margaret Ove, age 96, a resident of Bainbridge Island since 1939, died April 9 at Messenger House Care Center.
She was born June 6, 1907 in Yakima, the daughter of John and Gertrude Ditter. She graduated from Forest Ridge Convent in Seattle, and St. Mary of the Woods in Terrahaute, Ind.
She enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, boating, family and her church.
She is survived by her three daughters, Ann Dills Hahn of Bainbridge Island, Joan Dills Clough of West Seattle and Lynn Mortensen (Kirk) of Bainbridge Island; grandchildren Vicki Hahn Gillespie of Poulsbo, Shelle Hahn Bjolstad (Bob) of Seattle, Rocky Hahn (Niki) of Alaska, Hugh Mortensen (Susy) of Seattle, Matthew and Sarah Mortensen of Port Townsend; great-grandchildren Cierra and Paige Hahn, Allie and Kelli Gillespie, Brianna Bjolstad and Ian Mortensen and loving nieces, nephews, numerous old friends and her new friends at Messenger House.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Francis J. Ditter, sister, Genevieve Ditter Lemieux, husbands William Dills and Bjarne Ove, and her grandson Michael Joseph Hahn.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. April 16 at St. Cecilia Parish, Bainbridge Island, with burial April 17 at Calvary cemetery, Yakima. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 98105.
Pyne, Merle Friday, 09 Apr 2004
Bainbridge Island resident, Merle Pyne, age 81, died April 9, with her family and Hospice by her side.
She was the youngest of four children born to Harry and Marion (Laird) Jones in Vancouver, BC, where she lived until her marriage to Bill Pyne of Rhode Island in 1943.
Her husband was an aeronautical engineer for the Army during World War II, which meant they moved often throughout the United States; but they chose their home in the Pacific Northwest.
Merle worked as a secretary for many years to noted Seattle architect John Graham, and had complete recall of how many steps it took to reach the top of the Smith Tower.
The couple built their house in Medina, where she became a homemaker to their two daughters, Laura and Martha.
Merle moved to Bainbridge Island in 1995 and lived on Wood Avenue, and later moved to her daughter’s home.
She was known for her ability to talk to anybody and could quickly engage strangers in conversation and laughter. She had a quick wit, and made friends and family laugh with what they called “Merle’s Pearls.”
Her husband, Bill, and her three siblings, Elmer, Anita and Harry preceded Merle in death. Her daughters, Laura Hall, San Francisco and Martha Horike-Pyne, Bainbridge Island, as well as three granddaughters, Erin Fletter, Denver; Alison and Amanda Horike, Bainbridge Island; and one great-granddaughter Ava Jolie Fletter survive her.
A celebration of Merle’s life will be held at 2 p.m. May 1 at her daughter Martha’s home on Bainbridge Island; call 842-9577. Friends are welcome and encouraged to attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Group Health Cooperative Hospice Care or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.
Gillette, Sarah Anne Monday, 23 Aug 2004
Sarah Anne Gillette, age 16, of Bainbridge Island, died in an automobile accident Aug. 23.
She was born Feb. 5, 1988 in Seattle.
She was known for her laughter and love, and had many friends.
She is survived by her parents Christopher J. Gillette and Caroline (Anson) Brooks; her twin sister, Caitlin Gillette; brother Christopher Gillette; sisters Mary and Anne Brooks; grandparents Ed and Ginger Newlin and Anita Gillette; great-grandparents Duke and Orveline Frisbie; uncles Geordie and Jeff Flohr; aunt Amie Seely; and her large extended family.
A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Gillette family home, 9255 Fort St., Bainbridge Island (follow Blakely Avenue to Tani Creek).
Remembrances can be made to Bainbridge Education School Trust, 8489 Madison Ave., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110; or Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, P. O. 50020\S 200, Seattle, WA 98145-5020.
A private family service will be held at Calvary cemetery, Seattle. Arrangements are by Hoffner Fisher and Harvey, Seattle.
